YOU SAID:

oh good golly, my laces appear to be untied

INTO JAPANESE

なんてこった、靴ひもがほどけているようだ

BACK INTO ENGLISH

What a mess, it looks like the shoelaces are untied

INTO JAPANESE

なんてめちゃくちゃ、靴ひもがほどけているように見えます

BACK INTO ENGLISH

What a mess, it looks like the shoelaces are untied